Senior Manager - Supplier Quality

CIRCOR International, Inc.; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

CIRCOR International, Inc. is seeking a Supply Quality Manager to develop and lead supplier quality strategies across global industrial operations.

This role ensures suppliers meet quality, regulatory, and delivery requirements while driving continuous improvement with sourcing, engineering, and manufacturing teams. Responsibilities include onboarding, APQP/PPAP, CAPA, KPI dashboards, supplier risk mitigation, and support for New Product launches.

Qualifications

• BE/ Diploma with supplier quality & strategic sourcing experience
• Six Sigma/Lean certifications are advantageous
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, CAPA and regulatory standards
• Strong data analytics and cross-functional leadership skills
• Experience with global supplier quality programs and audits
• Excellent communication and project management abilities

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement global supplier quality strategies and standards.
• Lead supplier onboarding, qualification, assessments and audits.
• Drive APQP, PPAP, Control Plans, PFMEA, FAI per unit requirements.
• Monitor supplier quality via KPIs and scorecards.
• Lead CAPA and supplier containment for issues.
• Mentor regional supplier quality teams and share best practices.
• Maintain supply chain dashboard and report quality/delivery metrics to management.
• Identify trends and implement proactive risk mitigation with sourcing team.
• Support New Product launches and engineering change management.
• Train suppliers on best practices and problem solving.

Skills

2D/3D inspection

NDT L-2

Data analytics

Six Sigma Black Belt

Supplier relations

Strategic sourcing

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Communication

Change management

Quality compliance

Education

BE in Mechanical/Production/Industrial/Electrical

Diploma (18–20 yrs expe.)

Job description

DIRECT REPORTING: Sr Director – Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain

FUNCTIONAL REPORTING: Sr Director – Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain

POSITION DETAILS

Position Summary

The Supply Quality Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and leading supplier quality strategies across Industrial supply chain operations. This role ensures that suppliers consistently meet quality, regulatory, and delivery requirements while driving continuous improvement initiatives throughout the supply base. The position works closely with Strategic Sourcing, Supply chain, Engineering, Manufacturing and suppliers globally to achieve world-class quality performance.

• Develop and execute global supplier quality strategies and standards, optimize processes and methods
• Lead supplier onboarding process and support approvals together with sourcing and supply chain team by driving supplier qualification, assessment, and audit processes.
• Driving Sample development process, APQP, PPAP, Control Plans, PFMEA, FAI and quality documentation per business unit requirements globally.
• Monitor supplier quality performance through KPIs and scorecards, publish scorecards to suppliers.
• Drive supplier corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for quality and performance issues.
• Manage supplier containment activities and escalation processes for critical issues.
• Ensure supplier compliance with company quality requirements, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead supplier development programs focused on defect reduction and process improvement.
• Implement preventive quality initiatives to improve supplier capability and process stability to achieve green channel supplies.
• Lead global quality reviews with executive leadership and key suppliers.
• Collaborate with Site Supply chain and quality team, Mentor regional supplier quality teams and establish best practices.
• Maintain supply chain Dashboard and present quality, delivery performance and metrics update to management.
• Identify trends and implement proactive risk mitigation strategies together with sourcing and supply chain.
• Support New Product launch, Supplier transitions & Engineering change management processes
• Train suppliers on best practices, various key training modules like problem solving and traceability etc
• Establish a strong network and foster collaboration with suppliers, key stakeholders, customers, sites and category team members
• Key metrics: Supplier Performance Quality – DPPM, Supplier Ontime delivery, Supplier Selection, Corrective Action closures, Sample development first article approvals, and risk management

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Good at Material standards, QMS requirements, various standards like PED etc.,
• 2D, 3D Inspection Skills and Non-destructive testing L-2 certification
• Exposure on commodities – Castings, Forging, Bar stock, Machining, Fabrications, Welding and etc.,
• Good communication skills with ability to manage suppliers, Circor sites and leadership globally
• Strategic thinking and good at data management and analytics
• Strong Problem-solving skills, Six Sigma Black belt certification (preferred) and continuous improvement mindset
• Good project management skill to manage and support strategic initiative and projects
• Supplier Relationship Management and strong networking skills
• Good at multi-task management and able to handle multiple projects in parallel
• Manage global cross functional and cross-cultural teams, leadership skills.

Education & Experience

Bachelor in Engineering (BE) – Mechanical / Production / Industrial / Electrical with (12 to 16 yrs for BE) / Diploma - 18 to 20 yrs for Diploma) experience in Supplier Quality, Continuous Improvement and Strategic sourcing function. Six Sigma / Lean – Certifications / QMS lead auditor certification will be an advantage.